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<blockquote data-quote="PALMER84ONE" data-source="post: 205560" data-attributes="member: 6"><p>Very good for you John, not sure I would want to live after feeling that pain and no feeling in my legs. bummer for the knee Jessie. </p><p>Not as bad as John but shitsville.</p><p>I used to be a real damn good MTB'r back when it started in the early days (late 80's) Used to go to Mammoth every year with a group of guys. None of them could come close to my time on the Kamikaze Downhill run. Pros used to do it in under 6 minutes and I was just over that. (They are probably under 5 now with all the technology bikes have). I was slow peddling up hill, but would always catch my group on the downhills. Anyway, casual ride accross my local mountain one year with a couple friends and I came around a corner, hi sided a rut strait into a wall of jaged rocks. Skinned my patella tendon off my knee cap like an orange peel. Two surgeries 6 months later I could walk again. I had 5 kids under 8, and found out one more on the way as I laid in the hospital bed getting prep for surgerie #1. Was out of work for the time being (Gov. job so I was covered by insurance and after all my time off was used up, catastrophic leave (employees giving their vacation time to me) kept a paycheck coming in. Got back on the bike and continued my lifestyle for a few more years. Realized I was to old for this shit (mid 30's LOL) and grabbed the throttle again. It had been over 12 years since I had Moto bikes, and the wife couldn't stop me. Got the kids bikes, and I just ride trails, etc. Used to track back in the late 70's but I'll leave that to the kids, and guys that can. I like the wheels closer to the ground now. And yes, I will use up 80-90% of my comfort zone on any given ride, can't keep up with my youngest 20yo now, unless I keep him on my rear tire. Riding moto I have not been hurt as bad as MTB.</p><p></p><p>Carry on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PALMER84ONE, post: 205560, member: 6"] Very good for you John, not sure I would want to live after feeling that pain and no feeling in my legs. bummer for the knee Jessie. Not as bad as John but shitsville. I used to be a real damn good MTB'r back when it started in the early days (late 80's) Used to go to Mammoth every year with a group of guys. None of them could come close to my time on the Kamikaze Downhill run. Pros used to do it in under 6 minutes and I was just over that. (They are probably under 5 now with all the technology bikes have). I was slow peddling up hill, but would always catch my group on the downhills. Anyway, casual ride accross my local mountain one year with a couple friends and I came around a corner, hi sided a rut strait into a wall of jaged rocks. Skinned my patella tendon off my knee cap like an orange peel. Two surgeries 6 months later I could walk again. I had 5 kids under 8, and found out one more on the way as I laid in the hospital bed getting prep for surgerie #1. Was out of work for the time being (Gov. job so I was covered by insurance and after all my time off was used up, catastrophic leave (employees giving their vacation time to me) kept a paycheck coming in. Got back on the bike and continued my lifestyle for a few more years. Realized I was to old for this shit (mid 30's LOL) and grabbed the throttle again. It had been over 12 years since I had Moto bikes, and the wife couldn't stop me. Got the kids bikes, and I just ride trails, etc. Used to track back in the late 70's but I'll leave that to the kids, and guys that can. I like the wheels closer to the ground now. And yes, I will use up 80-90% of my comfort zone on any given ride, can't keep up with my youngest 20yo now, unless I keep him on my rear tire. Riding moto I have not been hurt as bad as MTB. Carry on. [/QUOTE]
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